One summer, years ago, I had the great privilege of working at a Christian camp ministry in Colorado. Sometimes I worked on the maintenance crew, and some weeks I worked as a counselor with kids in my own cabin. I didn’t realize it at the time, but during my times as a counselor, God was teaching me some very important parenting lessons.
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Who is This Proverbs 31 Lady? (P. 2)
“All the days of her life,” means she is there for the long haul, through the good and the bad. The blessings don’t make her greedy for more, and the hard times don’t make her long for better. She is faithful no matter what.
More Than Seedlings – Part 2: Not Faith That is Impossible, Faith the Does the Impossible
Contemplating the greatness of God is not separate from our dealings with a difficult world. We deal with our difficult world through the power of an omnipotent God.
Acts on Prayer: What They Never Prayed For
It seems that when you look at the prayer life of the church in Acts, the focus was never on the temporal. It was always on the eternal.
Acts on Prayer – Prayer in the First Person
Paul had power to do great things for God, because he had a powerful relationship with God.
Acts on Prayer – Super Powers
When Christ spoke of mustard seed faith, His emphasis was not so much on the size of the seed, but on what it BECAME.
Acts on Prayer – The Macedonian Call
It does not matter who you are, or where you are in the world, if you will draw near to God, He will draw near to you. All we have to do is pray.
Acts on Prayer – And Fasting
I have to admit, praying I can do. Fasting is a difficulty for me. So this post was a difficult one to put up. But in Scripture fasting and prayer go hand in hand. Those who did it, did not always fast and pray. It was usually reserved for times when real guidance was needed. … Continue reading Acts on Prayer – And Fasting
Acts on Prayer – Have a Crisis? If You Have God, Problem Solved!
Does faith often feel weak in the face of crisis? Sure it does. When we’re in the middle of calamity, the calamity appears a lot closer to us than God does, so it seems much bigger. But God honors even the tiniest bit of faith.
Acts on Prayer – Sometimes God Changes the Agenda.
When we pray, we need to be ready to accept that God might change the agenda.
Grace in Waves 